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ITB Fed 1UZ or gtfo :D

Although we sold the LS1 so now I can't really talk about v8s..
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Finally , have picked up all the hardware for the disc rear conversion. I'll try get it all sandblasted and painted during the week , and maybe even get the car onto stands and make a start on it ( 1 side at a time so diff oil doesnt go everywhere!!! )
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Family requirements has slowed me to an almost stop , but did manage to change the round headlights and grill to TG lights n grill , i dont really think the round TE front suited the yellow colour very well.
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Facebook visitors welcome! currently there is a rather large discussion about modding a gem to fit a V8. This car was built with the sole intention of keeping it as close to stock as possible so a factory motor and gearbox could be re-installed. Only the X member has been modified ( extra brackets welded on for engine mounts ). Other V8 combo's may require tunnel work or full fabricated engine mounts. I would seriously suggest you question your ability to folow though with all the mods to complete a project like this. Please dont cut up a good shell and realise its too hard and throw it away.
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This is probably the only cool v8 gemini in existence.

Would be cooler with EFI and ITBs. ;)
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Agreed!

A 4L rover would be a better idea in a TE-TG as the 4L has a lot shorter oil pump/timing cover/harmonic balancer and would fix some of the issues fitting a Rover into a gem. The TX TC and I think TD have too low a kerb weight to fit a 4L in legally under the NCOP. But apparently you can fit the 4L crank and front cover etc etc to the earlier 3.5L block :)
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Long time no update.. Well here is one..
I have pulled the motor and box to fix a few oil leaks ( its brittish , i doubt i'll ever stop it leaking ) , and whilst out , im swapping out the big range rover converter with the smaller BMW converter the box originally had.

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Might chirp 1st...

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For those who dont know what difference does the small converter make?
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moley wrote:For those who dont know what difference does the small converter make?
The only auto i have ever had is the silverado!
Same. Mine have always had 3 pedals :lol:

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generally smaller converters are associated with higher stall speeds, a common conversion for a trimatic on a Holden 6 was to get a gemini converter which lifted the stall speed a bit for next to nothing ..... having said that its anyones guess how much difference it will make, but even a few hundred RPM higher stall could be all it needs to launch 200% better.

the other thing too, if that V8 converter is built for a 2000kg car, its going to mean it will stall lower in a lighter car, whereas the BMW unit will more than likely be designed for a car that is closer to the gemini's weight than the rovers ? time will tell.
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F3ARED wrote:
moley wrote:For those who dont know what difference does the small converter make?
The only auto i have ever had is the silverado!
Same. Mine have always had 3 pedals :lol:

You fixed the overheating issue Lok? Nationals coming up again...
Overheating will always be an issue going up big hills.. that was the killer.. I'll be putting a bleeder in the top rad tank to try stop the air pocket it has.

And im hoping the smaller converter will give be better take off
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I hear the buckets gunna blow this things doors off at Geminats.
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Finally the bay has some colour and the engine/box is being put back in. New smaller converter is on motor with the right spacing.

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Bonnet still needs some mods

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